Garden Maintenance

Maintaining a garden is a more or less constant task, whether you are just keeping it tidy or planning major changes. If you find yourself avoiding going outside because you just don’t know where to begin, or you are working from dawn to dusk to keep things under control, it might be time to re-assess how you go about maintaining your garden. By being realistic, working out how much or how little you want to do, maybe getting help with the major jobs and using the right tools you can transform what might otherwise be a chore into a pleasure – and that’s what gardening should be. Every gardener should have unpressured pottering time in the garden and perhaps even the occasional sit down!

That’s why you will find the articles below a useful resource for keeping on top of your garden.

Summer pruning isn’t always risky and sometimes it really is a better option than winter pruning. One of the main difference between pruning in the winter and pruning in the summer is that you can...MORE

Apple trees can quickly become overgrown and unproductive before the end of their useful life and the time to sort them out is winter. Here Andy Sturgeon recommends 5 simple steps to restoring neglected apple trees.MORE

The operation of pruning is as broad as your imagination. A number of patterns that have been developed are proven to lead to increased fruit production. In this guide we take a look at some of the most popular Espalier patterns.MORE

The lawn mower is without doubt the most important tool for caring for your lawn. There’s a huge range of lawn mowers on the market and our handy guide should help you go about choosing the right one MORE